I get these enlightening and unsettling e-mails from our government regularly. Today, for instance, I got the heads up that "the global surface temperatures for 2009 will be "well above" the long-term average, while the annual temperature for the contiguous United States will likely be above the long-term average." The e-mail also said the "2000-2009 decade will be the warmest on record, with its average global surface temperature about 0.96 degrees Fahrenheit above the 20th century average. This will easily surpass the 1990s value of 0.65 degrees Fahrenheit." Hello warming planet.

A couple other links on the Copenhagen negotiations: Copenhagen Denmark has its own site dedicated to the conference. And Treehugger has a daily take.